Just as your characters each have a distinct voice, every writing style carries its own purpose, logic, and effect. Knowing...
If you want to become a better writer, flash fiction is a powerful way to strengthen your storytelling muscles. Flash...
There’s a particular kind of courage in writing about the world as it actually is. Although our imaginations can take...
While each type of narrative conflict serves a purpose, Character vs. Society can be particularly interesting. Instead of a protagonist...
Can you recall some of the most well-executed foreshadowing examples in books you’ve read? Or in your favorite films? In...
What happens after a story’s climactic moment? What comes after the protagonist wins the girl, or defeats the bully, or...
With storytelling, if your reader isn’t engaged within the first few chapters, you run the risk of losing their attention....
The climax. This is the moment your reader has been waiting for. They’ve spent hours immersed in your story, falling...
Rising action refers to the series of events that lead from a story’s inciting incident to the climax. In this...
At the heart of every story lies a dilemma. It is not a question of whether or not your protagonist...
For some writers, just getting the story started is the toughest part. There’s so much you want to say, but...
What happens after a story’s climactic moment? What comes after the protagonist wins the girl, or defeats the bully, or triumphs over
The climax. This is the moment your reader has been waiting for. They’ve spent hours immersed in your story, falling in love
Story is always a journey of self-discovery “The unexamined life is not worth living.” – Socrates Embarking on a creative endeavor, especially
At the heart of every story lies a dilemma. It is not a question of whether or not your protagonist has a
Story is the most powerful way we have to express ideas. We can actually see the journey that a human being takes
A director told me once that if you put two actors together in a scene without directing them or staging the scene,
“Home is where one starts from.” – T. S. Eliot There’s nothing more primal than our quest for home. The dilemma is
(Image from “Big” 1988) Story is an argument. The theme (or dramatic question) is the thesis statement, and the story is the
Everyone has a story. It takes courage to tell it, be it memoir or fiction, because there comes a point where we
(Image from The Hunger Games, 2012) “The moment we want to believe something, we suddenly see all the arguments for it, and
Any writer can experience that moment where you suddenly realize that your “idea” of the story isn’t going to get you to
“To every action there is always opposed an equal reaction.” – Isaac Newton While exploring the nature of the “want” in your
At the heart of every story lies a dilemma from which all tensions and conflicts arise. How do you identify the dilemma
In Steven Covey’s book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, he states: “Begin with the end in mind.” For first-time writers,
It can be frightening and exhilarating to realize that our story is bigger than we are, that in fact, it does not
There is a structure to the universe. From the smallest atom to the forces that move the planets, there is a universal
Story structure is often taught by story analysts as plot, but it is really the DNA of our protagonist’s internal journey to
“I find that when I am working I become like an antenna, and suddenly everything relates to my screenplay: a mentioned recipe,
What happens after a story’s climactic moment? What comes after the protagonist wins the girl, or defeats the bully, or...
The climax. This is the moment your reader has been waiting for. They’ve spent hours immersed in your story, falling...
Story is always a journey of self-discovery “The unexamined life is not worth living.” – Socrates Embarking on a creative...
At the heart of every story lies a dilemma. It is not a question of whether or not your protagonist...
Story is the most powerful way we have to express ideas. We can actually see the journey that a human...
A director told me once that if you put two actors together in a scene without directing them or staging...
“Home is where one starts from.” – T. S. Eliot There’s nothing more primal than our quest for home. The...
(Image from “Big” 1988) Story is an argument. The theme (or dramatic question) is the thesis statement, and the story...
Everyone has a story. It takes courage to tell it, be it memoir or fiction, because there comes a point...
(Image from The Hunger Games, 2012) “The moment we want to believe something, we suddenly see all the arguments for...
Any writer can experience that moment where you suddenly realize that your “idea” of the story isn’t going to get...
“To every action there is always opposed an equal reaction.” – Isaac Newton While exploring the nature of the “want”...
At the heart of every story lies a dilemma from which all tensions and conflicts arise. How do you identify...
In Steven Covey’s book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, he states: “Begin with the end in mind.” For...
It can be frightening and exhilarating to realize that our story is bigger than we are, that in fact, it...
There is a structure to the universe. From the smallest atom to the forces that move the planets, there is...
Story structure is often taught by story analysts as plot, but it is really the DNA of our protagonist’s internal...
“I find that when I am working I become like an antenna, and suddenly everything relates to my screenplay: a...
